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Growing Pains

I stumbled upon an interesting quote the other day: friendship isn’t about being the same, it’s about being on the same page. But what if you feel like you’re not even in the same book anymore, let alone on the same page! Okay, let me explain.

When you’re a bright-eyed, carefree student, life is nothing but fun and games. Everyone’s pretty much on the same schedule: avoiding lectures, pencilling in afternoon naps and prepping for wild Tuesday nights out on the town! But fast forward a few years and the picture isn’t quite the same.

At this stage you’ve all passed the same ‘post-graduation crossroads’ where you’re faced with a billion-and-one signs pointing in every which way. And more often than not, everybody’s opted to choose a different path to mosey on down. Some are now focusing on career aspirations, while others are occupied with thoughts of marriage and kids. Some…